Tuia ki runga
Tuia ki raro
Tuia ki waho
Tuia ki roto
Tuia i te here tangata.
Ka rongo te ao
Ka rongo te po
Ka tihei wā mauri ora
Drawing from mātauranga Māori practise and principles, Aroora is a bicultural well-being philosophy that is applicable to people of all backgrounds.
Aroora is the framework which we use to inform our management practise and the model we use in the kaupapa Māori programmes we deliver.
The word Aroora can be broken into two kupu (words) Aro, meaning to turn towards, focus on, or concentrate on, and Ora, meaning health, life, well being.
Aroora and tikanga
Tikanga are guiding principles. Aroora has seven tikanga which allow us to express rangatiratanga and manaakitanga, key elements of the Aroora philosophy.
- Whakapapa/connection
- Pono/perception
- Aroha/love
- Mana/energy
- Tika/rightness or correctness
- Āio/harmony
- Ānāianei te wā/presence
Aroora and ira tangata
Aroora encourages people to be conscious of 5 elements of the ira tangata (human element) which affect a persons ora.
- Hinengaro/mind
- Tinana/body
- Wairua/spirit
- Whānau/heart
- Mauri ora/life principle
Aroora and direction
Aroora reminds us to have focus, which we use to inform our management practice: it is also the model we use in the programmes we run and keeps us connected to what’s important in life. There are 3 Aros in Aroora.
- Arotahi/focus
- Aronga/purpose
- Arorangi/relationship
Aroora programmes
We are currently delivering a programme supported by Te Puni Kōkiri called ‘Kāhu kōrako’ to support Māori leadership across the organisation. Check out this mahi here:
We are also working hard to improve the cultural competency of the organisation.
Aroora in the community
In 2021 we are delivering two programmes to rangatahi in Whangārei, Tenei toku whare supported by Te Puni Kōkiri, and Tāhuna tau atu supported by Foundation North.
Our team
Meet the team that delivers Aroora
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Our team
Scott Linklater
Manahautū o Te Raki ma te Haumi Māori o CLM
CLM Northland Regional & Māori Relationship Manager
Ko Taiāmai me Rangaunu ki uta.
Ko Hokianga me Waimāmaku ki tai.
Ko te whare tapu o Ngāpuhi i reira tonu.
Ko te mauri he mea huna ki te wai.
Ko Te-Hokianga-nui-a-Kupe, Hokianga-whakapau-karakia, Hokianga-taniwha-rau.
Ko ōku hapu, ko Ngāti Pou, ko Te Roroa, ko ko Te Popoto, ko Te Whiu.
Ko Ngāpuhi tōku iwi
E huri noa ki ōku whenua tāwāhi,
ko Kōtirangi, ko Airangi, ko Ingarangi.
Kei kora ki te raki, ko ngā Motu o Orkney.
Ki te hauāuru, ko Kintyre, ko Ayrshire, ko te Motu Kānapanapa.
Ki te marangi, ko Moray, ko Fife, ko Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Ki te tonga, ko Berkshire ko Cornwall.
Qualifications
• Bachelor of Sport Science.
• Diploma in Elite Sporting Performance.
• Pool water treatment and operations.
• Approved chemical handler.
• MBTI/EQi2 Certified.
• Pool Lifeguard Practicing Certificate
Te toka tumoana,
The rock it stands in the ocean,
Ka tu, ka tu, ka tu.
It stands, it stands, it stands.
Jamille Ruka – Kaimahi
Ki te taha ō tōku Pāpā
Ko Whakatere te Maunga
Ko Taheke te Awa
Ko Taheke te Marae
Ko Ngati Pakau te Hapu
Ko Ngātokimatawhaorua te Waka
Ki te taha ō tōku Māmā
Ko Te Tārai ō Rāhiri te Maunga
Ko Mangakahia te Awa
Ko Nukutawhiti te Marae
Ko Ngati Toka te Hapu
Ko Ngapuhi te Iwi
Ko Jamille Te Rautangata Ruka tōku ingoa
Qualifications:
- Bachelor Māori Performing Arts
- Certificate of Waka Ama, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
- Pool Lifeguarding Practising Certificate
- ZUU Certified Fitness Instructor
- Ankorr Certified Fitness Instructor
- Day Skipper Certified
Whāia te iti kahurangi ki te tūohu koe me he maunga teitei.
Seek the treasure you value most dearly, if you bow your head, let it be to a lofty mountain.
Jordana Naera – Kaimahi
Ko Roharoha tōku maunga
Ko Tangi-kura tōku ana
Ko Wai-Arohia tōku awa
Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua tōku waka
Ko Hokianga-whakapau-karakia tōku moana
Ko Ngāpuhi tōku iwi
Ko Ngāti Wharara raua ko Te Pouka ōku hapū
Ko Kokohuia tōku marae atea
Ko Te Whakarongotai tōku whare tupuna
Ko Roiho tōku urupā
Ko Jordana Naera tōku ingoa
Qualifications:
Pool Lifeguard Practicing Certificate
First aid qualified
Te manu e kai ana te Miro, nōna te ngahere; te manu e kai ana te mātauranga, nōna te ao.
The bird that eats from the miro tree owns the forest; the bird that eats from the tree of knowledge owns the world.
Ngāriki Ngatae - kaimahi
Ko Raemaru te maunga
Ko Tumutevarovaro, ko Araura ‘Enua, ko Nukuroa ngā motu
Ko Moananui-a-Kiwa te moana
Ko Puaikura te waka
Ko Ngāti Uri, ko Ngāti Ārera, ko Ngāti Rupe, ko Ngāti ‘Akatauira ngā iwi
Ko Te-‘Akariro-Roa-O-Ngāriki Ngatae au
Qualifications:
- Certificate in Audio engineering
- Writer- director, producer
- First Aid Qualified
- Boatmaster Certified
E kore au e ngaro, he kākano i ruia mai i Rangiātea.
I will not be lost, I am a seed descended from Rangiātea
Harley Iraia - Kaimahi
Ko Kai-a-te-whetu te maunga
Ko Waimamaku te awa me te whenua
Ko Te Whakamaharatanga te marae
Ko Ngatokimatawhaorua te waka
Ko Te Roroa te hapū
Ko Ngāpuhi te iwi
Ko Harley Iraia tōku ingoa
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Physical Education
Pool Lifeguard Practicing Certificate
First aid qualified
Nā tō rourou, nā taku rourou ka ora ai te iwi.
With your food basket and my food basket the people will thrive.
